Monday, June 30, 2014

Slept on Soul (new column @ soulhead.com)

(JUNE 30, 2014) NEW YORK - Respected
music critic and journalist Michael A. Gonzales will launch a new column,Slept on Soul,July 1on the popular music websitesoulhead.Debuting with singer Chico DeBarge’s
post-prison gemLong Time No
Seefrom 1997,the monthly
column will revisit great soul records audiences paid little attention to when
they were originally released.

“I’ve
loved many albums that, for some reason, didn’t connect with listeners,”
Gonzales said. “AndLong Time
No Seerepresents the kind
under-the-radar record I’ll be spotlighting. It displayed a mastery of style,
honest lyricism and musical depth, but inexplicably nobody seemed to care about
it.”

soulheadfounder Ron Worthy
said, “soulhead exists to uplift classic artists and shed light on the best in
new music. Michael is an exceptional journalist who is enthusiastic about
everything he covers. He’s been a contributor to our site for the past year,
and his colorful, confident style connects with our readers. We know our readers
will love it!”

Gonzales
has written about popular culture for over twenty years. He has penned features
for, among others,Wax Poetics,New York,XXL, The London Telegraph,andPitchfork
Review. He is a frequent on-air contributor
for TV One’s popular Celebrity Crime Files.

soulhead®
is an music lifestyle community targeting passionate music fans looking for
unique and relevant content that enhance their lifestyle. Focusing on urban
music, including new and classic soul, funk, jazz, and progressive electronic,
the site offers reviews of albums and concerts, free mp3 downloads
and streams and rare interviews and movies. The soulhead® brand
was conceived by Ron Worthy, new media visionary, product developer and disc
jockey, and is wholly owned by Buzzworthy Media Ventures,
LLCof Brooklyn, New
York.